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- Oh windows!

What have I done?

- Paul made the plan so hopefully it works.

What's the worst that can happen?

- Whoa! I'm not gonna clear it.

You're gonna hit. Grady? Thumbs up on the plans?

(Laughing) What? Holy.

The best tool, gone down.

- Heard me crying my prayers!

Ha-ha, that's deadly. - That's it!

Mint!

Grrr!

He's always right too, drive you nuts.

- Oh. You're pulling the clapboard off.

It broke already.

- I'm Randy spracklin.

Third generation builder, proud newfoundlander!

My team and I are building on one giant cliff in the Atlantic ocean.

They don't call it a rock for nothing.

We fight the elements year-round to get the job done.

It might be tough for some, but not for us.

Because when this is your view, it's worth it.

(Rooster crowing)

(Rhythmic music)

I'm in cape spear and what's pretty cool about this place

is we're the most easterly poin in North America.

Can't get any farther than this!

This historic area is just around the corner

from our jobsite in petty harbour.

And on a beautiful morning like this,

I gotta stop in and take it all in.

This is the first place that you're gonna actually see that sunrise.

First ones to drink a warm cup of coffee.

Plus, we got our own time zone.

We're a half hour ahead of everyone,

means we can go to work earlier.

I'm definitely an early riser.

Maybe because I was born early. 4:45!

You know where else would you want to start your day?

Right here in newfoundland. The most easterly point in North America.

Just look out over. A few seagulls flying by,

water, and england, well, that's somewhere over there.

As much as I love standing here looking out over the ocean,

I'm an early riser, but I'm not getting much done from here stood up.

We've got a bunch of big jobs on the go...

Including one that's just down the road in petty harbour.

The addition we put onto the old biscuit box house

is all framed up and looking mint!

Now... we're moving on to the inside work.

In upper island cove, we're adding a big piece

on the back of this hundred-plus-year-old house.

- Demo, two seconds in, soaked!

- The demo got off to a wet start,

but it's moving along now.

At home in brigus...

This is why it needs repair.

It's old. - She rotted.

- I thought I'd add a personal project into the mix...

It started off simple, and now...

- Hot tub?

- Wooden hot tub. - Ooh buddy!

- And across the way, my perfect morning continues!

We're in harbour pond here in brigus...

What a beautiful morning to pour concrete.

We're building a brand-new hous

on one of the last empty waterfront lots.

It's a pretty cool project.

So in this house, this is gonna be basement/garage,

but it's a drive-through. So you come from the road,

drive right through and go right to the pond

and then they're gonna have two levels on top of it.

So your living space and then the bedrooms.

And the view makes this a top-notch property.

Or, it will be when the house is done in about 10 months.

But the ocean tides have made the foundation work tangly.

Uh oh, we're making a duck pond.

The boys had to get their oilskins on for this one.

But we're solid now.

The water ain't getting through them walls.

(Beeping)

The work been done, we got all the foundation in,

we got all the ground tamped,

the plumbing's roughed in for the floor.

And the styrofoam layer is on top.

So now, we just bring in the concrete

and then we start framin' up.

So we got Terry and Rick.

And boys is after pouring a nice few jobs for us.

That's their forte, that's why we hire' em.

And their leaving the wood to us,

and we're leaving the concrete to them. It's a win-win.

Just keeping an eye out for a nice level floor.

You want it sloped a little bit though.

Because when the water do come in,

you wants it to run out.

Half the floor, well, almost half the floor done, so we're in good shape.

And hey! Nice weather. (Buzzing)

Oh, get outta there.

I'm going to walk away before I get stung.

In petty harbour, we've put in a lot of work to save this old place.

It's a major project and really taking shape.

The piece added to the house is giving the homeowners

a brand-new mud room, living room, washroom, and a pantry.

We're opening the original house up

to an open concept kitchen,

brand new island, and a dining area.

With the downstairs moving along, upstairs is a whole other story.

We've got some structural work to do!

Big beam install today.

We got three beams to go inside the house,

and well, waiting for the boom truck.

- The challenges today is, you know, with all the wires

and everything around, you can't really get up here

to set up and put it in through the easy end of the house so,

you know, you gotta set up out on the road and you gotta put it in-between the houses.

So, we got 20 feet of beam sitting in between two houses

which are 19 feet apart.

So it's gonna be a little bit of wiggle to get it in.

So we're puttin' these steel beams in

'cause with the new layout and the new floor plan,

we're opening this house up a lot

and we need to like, carry this load.

By today's standards, these beams are way smaller than,

you know, what would be acceptable.

So even though they stood the test of time

and they've lasted now for probably a hundred years,

we're gonna give them a little bit of extra support,

just to make sure it lasts another hundred.

So, we're looking at going in, in three locations.

One will be about here.

One will be about here...

Paul made the plan.

(Laughing) - So hopefully it works.

- Ah, no pressure.

Don't have a choice. It gotta go.

- What's the worst that can happen?

- Well, let's make 'er happen!

- So, this is gonna be the fun part.

When they block the road, all this traffic

trying to get through... Fun times!

Gonna be some honking horns.

Feel like we're in Toronto.

- Hopefully, people in petty harbour

ain't in a rush to get out this morning.

Geez, traffic galore!

Paul and Josh and Michael

was on the inside getting the beams in

and the crane operator had two fellas, you know, rigging it up.

So, I figured I'd just look after traffic.

- Move along, nothing to see here, he says.

(Laughing)

- Feels like the director man.

My outfit? Geez, looks some shiny.

I just took it out of the package this morning.

Actually makes it look awkward it's that clean.

(Honking)

- Uh oh, now we got a traffic jam!

He'll just have to stop and wait.

- The thing when you put on a safety vest,

everyone asks you questions. You know.

And even when you wears a white hat,

so I gotta try to find a green one or something.

Yeah, he'll suck in and see if you can get through.

- Thank you. - No problem!

- The white hat usually means it's either the foreman

or something on the site.

- Someone to be avoided. (Laughing)

- There she goes, boys. The first one!

You know what? It's always issues.

Wires around, the beams are too long between the two houses,

so it'd be nice when it's done.

And these beams weigh hundreds of pounds.

Something happens, they could cause serious damage.

- The biggest concern outside would be if the wind came up

or something wasn't right, that we could damage the neighbour's house.

- Oh! They're gonna hit!

I'm not gonna clear it!

Woah!

- This is the tangly part.

- We're in petty harbour here today.

We're gettin' the beams installed.

- I'm not gonna clear it!

Woah!

Just like threading a needle.

Only you're using a lot bigger needle.

(Laughing) - Gotta try and level her out!

- Well, we got the first one just starting

to come through the hole, so far so good.

Boys definitely knows what they're at.

That went fine and smooth. Two more times!

- We're getting a hand crank, lift now to...

Drive it right to the top.

- Oh, all in all, it's all good.

We'll get the roofer's called, bring on the electricians,

bring on the plumbers, on to the next step.

Over in brigus... our next job

is a little smaller than usual,

but it's going to have a huge impact for 6-year-old Allie

and her family in westport,

a fishing village about six hours west of brigus.

Today is a big day.

We're starting the make-a-wish project.

Building a playhouse for Allie.

You know, make-a-wish is all about changing

the lives of kids with critical illness.

It's amazing to Grant Allie's wish

for a safe place to play at home.

- It's going to be like a modern salt box kind of design.

So, all around newfoundland, that's our common built house,

the saltboxes, so I wanted to really play off of that.

And bring a lotta what Allie really loves into that space, as well.

Once we frame it up, we'll add clapboard

and paint it with her favourite colours.

It'll have a slide, windows for lots of light,

and a custom front door.

It'll be waterproofed, so she can play inside,

rain or shine, with all the things she loves.

The biggest concern is tryin' to get it out.

Tryin' to get it on the trailer is gonna be a task.

Tryin' to get it off the trailer another task,

but we gotta drive six hours.

So if anything breaks, we gotta be ready for it.

Westport is very small and remote.

There's only one road in and out.

But their sense of community is huge.

It's one of those small little towns.

When you drive in, you know,

everybody know their next-door neighbours.

You know, if you needed a little bit of sugar,

couple eggs, you just go over... Or even a backhoe.

- It's really nice livin' in westport

because everybody knows each other,

and everybody knows Allie.

Everybody's really good with Allie

and got lots of Patience and it's just really nice.

Like, she's like the heart of the school

and the heart of the town, really.

- Allie has a progressive genetic condition,

and right now there's no way to reverse it or prevent it.

She needs a safe place to play.

So, when her family reached out to make-a-wish,

we got on board and knew what to build.

- When they called me and said that Allie's wish was gonna be granted,

I was so happy. This is amazing.

I think the best thing that Allie'll like about this playhouse

is just havin' friends over in there to play with her.

She's... she's gonna love it.

- You lie down inside there.

- Sure why not.

- Measuring stick.

Today, starting with harv and Josh, you know,

we're trying to lay it all out.

The boys are gonna cut the pieces.

Trying to figure out the angle.

The design's up here, now I gotta get to the wood.

Be one with the wood.

- I haven't built a playhouse before, so this is the first.

So... see how that goes.

- Got it, I think. You know, short roof,

so it looks like a salt box.

This will be the sides of the playhouse.

There's gonna be a front door right here, you come in... cozy.

Gonna look good.

You know, make-a-wish, they do wonderful things

for kids, so us to be able to build a playhouse

and make a little kid happy, especially Allie,

hey, it's what it's all about.

Thumbs up, sissy?

Silence means good.

Over at my shed in brigus...

Nikki's got a colourful task,

that the homeowners Janet and Liam asked for.

- Today, I'm by myself.

Me and the paint.

Nobody around, super relaxing.

Getting all the clapboard painted for petty harbour.

And I don't mind!

It's nice when you get these relaxing days.

(Honking) Here comes Randy

to ruin my zen moment. The relaxation's over.

- Hey, Nikki, want to give me a lift?

- See, told ya.

Which way you going out? This way?

Hang on, you got it for a second?

- So, I found this in an old worn-down house.

- Randy being Randy, will save anything.

- I always know, there's a use somewhere.

- Okay, you're hooked. - Good to go.

- Back to painting. - Hey, Nikki.

Don't have any holidays! - No, I won't, Randy.

Bye! - Bye now!

- My idea of a holiday is getting a week off.

Randy's idea of a holiday is missing spots in the wood with paint.

You gotta prime it and then we'll put a nice pretty red on top of this.

The houses in newfoundland are definitely not afraid to use pops of colour.

Newfoundlanders loves a bit of colour.

The process is one coat of paint and then when we install,

we do the last final coat of paint on-site.

Just to cover up all the nail heads.

I'm enjoying a nice relaxing day with nobody around.

If I have too many holidays, I won't get another nice relaxing day painting.

- At my shop in brigus, harv and Josh made

some great progress on Allie's wish for a playhouse

with it all framed up, time to look in my shed

for some other materials we need.

When we go find stuff, we used to call it the boneyard

because you always went up and found what you wanted.

- One window. - Is that doubled?

- Double-paned too.

- You never know what you're gonna need.

- Found another one right there.

I was gonna throw them in the garbage anyway.

- We found two windows we need to use,

we got clapboard, we got trim.

Really if I wanted to go looking,

I got enough to build this whole place.

- Recycle, reuse!

- This is actually gonna be looking like exposed beams.

- Nice.

- So, we're gonna stain all of this,

you know, some hard wood.

I'm treating this like a mini house!

I'm going all out on the finishes.

- It's gonna be great. Nice design.

With my touch on it later on, it'll be even better.

(Laughing)

- One there and one there.

It'd be deadly if I can make that one work.

We're definitely struggling on where to put the windows.

- Watch out, shorty!

(Laughing)

- Yeah, so placement and what look best and...

Yeah, give some of your opinions, some options.

- Would you want the window here? Back here?

Would you like a window back here?

Rhiannon was checking in yesterday.

Shorty's behind us checking in today,

so who knows what he got to say about it.

He's over looking at the plans now.

- Grady! Thumbs up on the plans?

What? Holy! (Laughing)

- So, I'm here one day and gone the next and harv is here.

Well, the whole crew. The way it's gonna work now,

anybody gets a spare hour or spare day,

they're putting on this so, it's working out good.

We're gonna get the skylight and the other window in

and all the front's gonna be kind of glass-looking.

It'd be nice and bright in here.

So, it's just to grab the glass and see if it fits.

So, the goal is to set the window in, on caulking,

and then we're gonna caulk the window fully in the frame,

and then, caulk around with some trim.

It's homemade so, do what we can.

Shim it up here and there and we'll be good.

What's gonna happen now, we're flashin' the full bottom

right across, down and out over the trim.

So when the water runs down, it'll just run right off.

We're not cuttin' any corners here.

Just because it's a playhouse now,

we're gonna make it watertight

and we're gonna do the best of our ability to...

To keep it from leakin'.

- Down in petty harbour,

Paul's got a perfect day to take on some exterior work.

- So, today I'm here with Harvey and Michael

and the windows have arrived.

Well, most of the windows have arrived!

So, we're still three windows short and two doors.

Um, they're coming on the next shipment.

If you look behind me, you'll see a custom

metal flashing I made to cover over the concrete

to divert the water out of the way.

Where they poured the concrete so flat,

it will just give a spot for the water to lay

and the water could either travel in or it could travel out.

So, with this flashing there, it should divert all the water,

but if it don't, I have this secondary membrane

which is a peel-and-stick product.

So, this goes on first.

The two of these products put together

makes the perfect system to keep the water away from the sills of this home.

Up another touch on that side!

Is she centered in the bottom? - Nope.

- Centre up.

- Oh, windows!

- Hey, how's it going, Janet?

- Oh my god, I'm so excited!

- Something different to the spot, isn't it?

- They look so cool!

It's so, it's so beautiful. I love them!

Windows! Yes!

Windows, especially in a place like this,

I mean, you're gonna spend a lot of time looking out the window.

To have beautiful windows to look out of,

that you have a view out of every spot,

is pretty special.

It's been an adventure, but when it doesn't even look

like a house anymore and you're thinking, "what have I done?"

But I have to accept that I just have to go with the flow.

(Laughing)

- Today in brigus,

me and my crew are ready to take on the next stage

of building Allie's make-a-wish playhouse.

You know, we got all the clapboard on

and now we can actually put some colour.

That's when it starts coming to life.

- What colour you got? - I got uh, yellow.

- I've got me hands full already.

Hopefully I don't get any on me clothes!

Definitely gonna be fun for Allie.

- Yeah, these are her favourite colours too, isn't it?

- Favourite colours!

Hey, we're all about colour anyway in newfoundland so...

You know, picking out colours,

especially when it's in house, usually we leave it

up to Sam and Sasha, but it's a little bit hard decision.

You know, they chippin' in, but we got a lot of debate.

- Three colours on the trim or just three colours?

- Uh, no. - Uh, just three colours.

- No trim? - No.

- White trim?

- Yeah, you going white, aren't you?

- No, I was gonna paint all the trim.

- What? Oh my lord!

I think we should take a vote

to see if we should paint the trim.

- What are you thinking, just clapboard?

- I don't know, boy.

You're gonna cover up all the nice trim we did.

- We got four hands trying to figure out,

"should we paint trim, should we not paint trim."

- I think we should colour trim a different colour.

What do you think, harv? - Yeah, make the purple pop.

- That's right, make the purple pop.

- Either we're gonna paint the trim purple

or we're gonna paint the trim white.

My vote is purple.

I kind of like it all when colour blends in.

It's more, I guess, the new modern, new age.

- Listen, we put all that work into making that trim

and making that nice trim around that window, if I do say so myself.

I thinks we should make it pop.

- I want to see what uh, what it looks like around the window.

Right?

- It'll make the window pop.

Once you gets that nice and white.

- I dunno, white.

- What do you think, Josh? White trim?

- I thinks white would make it pop a bit more, yeah.

- There you go. I think Randy's overruled.

- I'm getting outnumbered, I think we're going with trim white.

- White it is.

- White it is. - I lost out.

Good thing I didn't bet any money on this or anything else.

God, I would have lost big time!

(Laughing)

The thing is, I got no white.

- Yes, we do. - We got white? Exterior?

- Uh... (Laughing)

- That might be... that might be a different story.

So, the next thing is painting the inside so,

it'll probably be a lot of colour in there too.

Which will be another debate.

Who knows? We'll see.

Probably I'll paint it when they're not around.

All of them.

In brigus, the work on Allie's playhouse is nearly done.

Now the hard part, getting sign-off from our toughest inspectors.

- You want to see the playhouse? You want to go in the playhouse?

- So, today we're bringing all the kids.

We got Sam and Sasha, you know, Nikki.

- Guys, come look at the new playhouse.

- Whoa!

- See what they think of it.

You know, if they give us a stamp of approval, mint!

Do you like the house? - No.

(Laughing)

- Oh yeah, you can do it!

- I can do it! (Laughing)

- Oh! Close, bud.

(Indistinct chatter)

- It's going pretty good.

We're fitting everybody so, hey, mint!

(Indistinct chatter)

- There's a yellow slide!

Wow! Look at that.

- I'm trapped. - You're trapped.

- I love purple. - You love purple?

- And pink. - And pink, yeah?

It's pretty special, isn't it?

- The kids are loving it!

- Oh, they are, they're definitely testing it out.

- Yeah! (Laughing)

(Screams) (Laughing)

Such a great job. This isn't just a playhouse,

this is a mini house. This is huge!

- It is a house with windows and...

- Skylights! - And skylights! It's beautiful.

I'd live in it. - It's amazing, yeah,

100 percent!

- Alright, we have a special something.

- This is for Allie.

- Oh nice!

Looks awesome.

- What does it say?

- Allie's playhouse.

- We'll put it on the wall.

- I'm feeling really good about this one.

It's a lot of fun to be able to give back

and be able to provide something like this for someone so special.

- Yeah. This isn't just something

where she goes somewhere and she has one experience.

She's going to have this with her every day now,

something they're going to be able to enjoy

in the rain, in the sun,

and she'll always have it,

so I'm really happy to be a part of this.

- So, the build is basically done.

But now we need the design finishes.

So, we need Sam and Sasha to weigh in on that

to give us all them little fine details

so we can do it when we're out there, because they're not coming.

How hard can it be? I'll eat them last words!

- Alright guys, are you ready?

- Don't make it confusing because we'll just go...

And we'll wing it!

(Laughing) - You can't do that!

You can't do that! - Randy, don't be at that,

I'll have a heart attack. - Don't make it confusing!

- I'm already having a heart attack that you're not coming!

(Laughing)

- It's going to be a beautiful little space for her.

It's gonna have some cushions, a nice bench, some lighting.

- Some toy storage. Some texture and colour,

just make it really fun for her.

But we'll give you the plan, don't stress.

- Let's go.

- Oh, look at you guys.

- Yeah, thanks for coming and checking it out.

So, do we have an approval by all the little shorties?

(Indistinct chatter)

Weather's always a challenge here in newfoundland,

especially now that it's fall.

You know, this is the time for hurricanes,

this is the time for the ragin' seas.

You know, we got hit by Larry and Sam just missed us

by the skin on our teeth, so you never know what's comin' down the line.

In petty harbour, the weather isn't the best,

but Paul's back with the crew

continuing the work on the exterior.

We've to get this place buttoned up

before the weather really turns

- we got the clapboard started over on the end

and the boys are out working on the back so,

we're gonna try and get this watertight

so we can get plumbing, electrical, and insulation done.

As much as we'd like to start on the front,

we haven't received our big front window

for the kitchen and the doors.

So, we started over on the main siding and at the end,

you'll never know where we started!

Our clapboard, we put the rough side out, not the smooth side.

Our climate and our weather is really harsh on the paint

and it can, you know, cause it to peel.

So, the roughness gives a good surface for the paint

to bond to and something to bite into and grip.

So, it'll give lots of years of good service.

- I don't know, I don't think it's gonna...

- Does it fit? - Not good.

- Had the guys in the shop make the trim for the round window.

And a round window in vinyl is not a perfect circle.

It's very close, but it's not perfect,

and their circle was so exact that I could not get it to fit over.

So, I had to router rabbet in the back of the trim.

And this rabbet allowed the extra bit of space

so that it can slip on over.

Just do a little bit of face caulk,

just keep everything weather tight.

Worked out mint!

- Originally, I started painting the clapboard

and here I am, installing it too, just like I thought.

So, it's always good to see it getting buttoned up though.

You wanted that board levelled up with the corner.

It goes from an inch and a half to 3/4.

- That looks like you squared around that corner.

- I did, yeah.

- Okay, that's gonna be a mistake.

The problem is, the original existing walls

are not plumbed or not square.

And with using your square in the corner,

it marks downhill and uphill,

and it can throw off the grade.

You're measuring down like this,

but when you plumb it, you're actually like that.

So, each time you go up...

- Now I'm gonna be an inch and a half

by the time it gets over to the other neck of the woods.

- Hey, like anything, it's always time to learn

a new trick so, today was the day.

- Bloody journeyman. He's always right too, it drives me nuts.

That's how he got his title, boy.

Knowing his stuff.

Grrr!

I'm glad he caught it because I would not want

to waste a whole day's labour putting all this on,

only to take it all off.

Just another tweak, minor.

We'll be back in action in no time!

- Back at the shop, Allie's playhouse is ready for transpor

from brigus all the way over to westport.

Big day. Getting ready for the road trip.

Now we got the little playhouse all built.

Now we gotta try to get it on the trailer.

We don't want to build it again, so gotta be careful.

I'll take the forklift, twist it.

- Yep.

- And then, we'll pick up one end.

That's the thing, I'm gonna have to get in there

and pick up that end. Let's see what happens.

What's the worst that can happen?

(Laughing)

We got 3/4 of an inch between the wheel Wells to fit it.

And that's for both sides. No room for error!

- Okay, go slow.

Keep twisting.

Woah!

- We have to watch this corner here.

You're puling the clapboard off right...

- C'mon!

Woah-oh!

Rubbing the whole way.

- That broke already. Shocking for ya.

In brigus, we're loading up the playhouse

for a long haul to westport.

- Come on.

Whoa, whoa. - A few cracks and bangs,

but you just keep going. We can fix it.

We're gonna slide this right underneath.

In between.

- Not every plan works as Randy thinks.

He was complaining this morning

I made the size an eighth of an inch too big.

We'll see how it goes.

- Okay, not much more. Alright, that's it!

- Uh, we're mid-way.

This is the uh... Critical point.

If it's gonna fit or not...

- It's gonna be a real tight squeeze so, if it goes south,

we'll probably have to bring some lumber.

- Hang on, I'm good.

- You gotta twist over that way at least a couple inches.

- Another little bit, Randy, and then go straight.

Okay, straight.

- I didn't think it was going to be that tight no.

- Come on with her.

- The last little shove.

Oh! Haha!

- Six inches.

- Six inches?

- Three!

Good!

- Well, it's on.

Eh, needs a little bit of touch up paint,

but, other than that, good.

Actually, not even much.

- Get your work done, get your gear loaded, don't forget nothing.

- Big road trip.

I can say that we're taking a shed and hauling it across,

or playhouse, it'll be a first.

There's always concerns if you forget something,

going six hours away.

Long drive to go back to get it.

- We got paint brushes? - Um, double check.

They should be in the...

I think they're in the playhouse actually.

- Okay.

- We got a lot of stuff in the truck so...

Paul can't fit, so we're making him drive himself.

- On the plus note, you don't have to listen

to Nikki on Max for six hours.

- Zing!

- Safety first.

- You know, starting this project,

it been probably what, two months now?

Have it all done and be able to deliver it... pretty good.

- It hits home for all of us.

We're all parents and family

and we all got family so, it's a lot meaningful.

It's gonna be emotional and exciting all at the same time.

- Okay, let's start it up!

Let's boogie.

- Road trippin'. - Road trip.

- Road trip with the boys.

- Westport is on the northwest part of newfoundland,

about six hours from brigus.

There's only one road that goes from east to west...

And it's one of the best drives in the world.

- Turn the heat on, spracklin, we got a long run.

- Just want to get comfy.

- That's why I'm glad I'm in the back seat.

This is deadly. I can sprawl back, have a nap, mint.

- Plus we have to have someone that stays awake, Nikki,

for to be shotgun, right? - Hey boy.

- Keep an eye out for the moose.

- One thing I'll be seeing is the back of me eyelids.

Buddy, I grew up a pure townie.

Until I start, came out the bay and started with you guys,

I hardly went anywhere.

So, I'm excited about a nice little road trip.

- We had a fun trip. We come across,

Randy was about 5, was in the car,

me and dad and mom and uh,

well, dad and Randy and then,

we come across and couldn't get a hotel.

Pouring down rain, we all had to sleep in the car.

- No way! - For the whole night.

Yep. - How old were you then Randy?

- I don't know. - Five or six maybe.

- Yes, boy.

- So much to see.

As you say, we're driving six hours

and we got another probably four hours to go

before we get to the end of the island.

Exploring the big lands. - Hey now.

No matter how many times you cross the island,

there's always something new to see and it's always great.

Especially this time of year, all the different colours.

- It's nothing better driving across the island.

Newfoundland's like a mini-Canada...

Rugged coast on the east and mountains on the west.

- I'm excited to see just this side of 'er.

- And you were gonna sleep the whole way.

- Oh, I'll wake up in a little bit.

(Birds chirping)

- So we been on the road six hours,

all the team together, it was a long trip in,

but hey we're here, the house made it.

Now we just gotta try to get it off.

- Ooh, she moved a little...

- Yeah, she bounced on this side...

- Yeah, she had to bounce...

You were doing 120 down the road, she had to bounce.

- Hopefully, the lift will come now,

and then we can start lifting it off

and placing it.

We'll get a game plan because if it don't come,

I don't know what we're gonna do.

We'll be screwed, I say.

- What the dynes did we get up at 6 o'clock in the morning...

- There was supposed to be a forklift here this morning,

a big telehandler, which it's not showing up yet,

who knows, but he might be delayed, he might have broke down.

The team is a little bit stressed.

- So, what's your plan of action now then?

- I thought it was gonna be here, I didn't know.

- You just gotta roll with the punches.

- He was gonna be here at eight o'clock this morning.

I'm sure it's after eight now. - It's about 8:30.

- The fun of it all!

- Okay, if it's not here in time,

we're lifting it off ourselves? - Everything's icy!

It'll just slip right off!

- I think you should slow your brains down

until we got a forklift.

I'm not in the mood to be going

and lifting shit there today! - Four of us. A corner each.

The worst thing about it, we can't even call!

- No service! - Service gone.

- What are you gonna do without your cell phone, spracklin?!

- I know! Best tool, gone down!

- Gone. (Laughing)

- Thing is we're not carrying on if we don't get a lift

by dinnertime, she's comin' off,

come hell or highwater, she's coming off.

We made it across the island to westport,

problem is, there's no cell service

and no way to find out if help is on the way

to lift the playhouse off the trailer.

- One thing about it, if we had a few round logs, we could roll it off.

- Well, that one's not too bad. The two of them.

- They're square boy! (Laughing)

A square wheel!

- Shake a leg.

- Oh jeez!

- I say we wait for the telehandler.

What do you say, pop? You got any pull in this company?

- Not much. (Chuckling)

- That would be my only concern...

- Hey now.

Hey! - Hey-hey!

Heard me crying my prayers!

- That's it! - Ha-ha! Deadly!

That's deadly. Diamond to the team.

(Laughing) That's wicked!

- We were getting worried at first.

Didn't think you were going to make it.

- I know... snow.

- Oh man. Yeah, a lot of snow.

- Workin' a project for make-a-wish,

it's a great opportunity.

I'm happy that the town's doin' this.

So, it's awesome.

- That'll be perfect right where it's to.

- Drop it. - Yes.

- Just look at that.

Look.

Holy (beep) And dynes!

Man, oh man, oh man, we planned that!

Thanks, buddy!

Hey, things are moving ahead.

The old man and me is over there doing the slide.

Paul's doing the ramp.

Nikki's in sweeping the floor.

But we got one big task...

And that's trying to dress that space.

That's the fun part,

that's the part we don't know anything about!

Luckily enough, Sam and Sasha gave us a little blueprint.

It's gonna be fun. We can build a house,

we should be able to lay pillows.

- Take off your boots, that's all you got to remember.

I can... I already got that cleaned.

- I already got them fluffed up so don't mess em up too much.

- Everybody had their hands on this project.

You know, from the design team to us building it.

Oh look, we got Teddy bears and everything!

Then we got here and then the whole town chipped in.

- Thank you very much for that. Appreciate it.

- Have a good day. - Take care, buddy, thanks.

- Coming to westport, we didn't really know what we were getting into.

- Thanks, man! - No problem at all.

- Right on, right on.

(Honking) See ya on the next one!

- I'll see you again!

- But hey, it's like anything,

the neighbour had a forklift,

he came by, helped us lift it off.

Another guy had a backhoe, moved stone.

It's what you do here.

When you need a hand, someone's there to lend it.

- Perfect.

- It took a nation to build this.

From the boys in the shop pullin' together to do it,

all of us comin' out, the neighbours have chipped in.

Definitely makes you feel welcome to such a small community, hey?

- Feels good. It's a good feeling to be on the home stretch.

Almost done.

The quicker we get finished up now,

the quicker Allie can start enjoying it.

So, that's what we're here for, isn't it?

So, let smiles begin, when the work ends!

(Indistinct chatter)

- Big day today, you know what, we made a long trip,

six hours to get here, got it all put together.

We did the open beams, the shiplap on the walls,

the herringbone floor, you know

the back walls different colours, the two benches

and bring a lot of what Allie really loves into that space as well.

It's like a small house,

the only thing you're missing is the kitchen.

But we got the dining room table.

- Oh wow, look, Allie.

- We're here granting a wish today

and there's nothing more special than that.

This whole process was about changing, you know, Allie's life.

But I didn't realize how much it was going to change our life.

It's inspiring, for sure.

- Hi, Allie!

- Say hi, look.

- Hi!

You ready to see your playhouse?

- She's ready, yeah!

- Move the tarp!

- Look!

Look, Allie. - Wow!

- Want to see inside?

- Oh my god!

- Ready?

Whoa.

- Allie!

Hop in!

(Indistinct chatter)

- Climb in, let's go inside.

- Come on let's go.

- Oh look!

Oh! Oh! Look! Your favourite!

- Wow. - Look.

Oh my god. This is so cute.

- I love this.

I couldn't ask for anything better. Really.

And it's so cute. It's adorable.

- I thought it was great. I knew she'd love it, for sure.

- Oh!

- I just wanted somewhere nice for her to play outside,

somewhere that she would enjoy like that.

- Thank you. - You're welcome!

You want to see another surprise?

- Go on.

Look. - Oh look at that!

- This playground is going to be perfect for her

because she don't like being away.

She likes being home.

- There you go!

- Yay! Whoo!

(Applause) Woo!

(Indistinct chatter)

(Singing)

- I really appreciate make-a-wish,

and Randy and his team,

like, they done so much for people

and it's just amazing work and brings a smile

to little kids' faces like this

and Allie will enjoy this for years to come.

- Show papa. Show papa.

Go on in with her.

- We'd like to thank everybody for making this happen.

Thank you.

(Laughing)

- I definitely think this was a success,

I shed a couple of tears seeing Allie's reaction

and knowing she had so much joy

and appreciated it and seeing it,

that's a bit of a moment for me for sure.

- It's very emotional, yeah.

Anything to do with kids for me.

I think about my grandkids and think about...

Yeah, now, you gonna have me crying.

- You can just get the feel that she absolutely loves it.

Everyone's having fun. Everyone's smiling.

It's a great time, you know,

kind of like kid-sized kitchen party in Allie's new playhouse.

- Seeing as you're the youngest homeowner in newfoundland,

we usually name every house and usually I make a sign,

but this time, a special little girl made you this sign.

- Oh my god.

- Look at that!

- Wow!

Good job!

(Applause)

- Next week on "rock solid builds"...

- And we made a hole.

- Who's riding in the tub?

- Uh, it's safe.

Mice chewed off the wire.

Gonna burn the house down.

- Ah! Look at them ripped muscles.

Just look at them!

- What are you stopping for?

It's life or death, Nikki!

- Spracklin's messing up his wings.

Look, he's burning them!

- I'm up (beep) Creek. - Whoa!

- Let's let the competition begin.

(Screams of joy)

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